My granny ROBINSON from Nuneaton, just across the border in Warwickshire, was very well to do in her latter years and she had an account at Marshall & Snelgroves. Going with her on a shopping expedition to Leicester was a bit like being part of a royal visit. My gran would wear her mink stole draped round her neck and we were supposed to be on our best behaviour. My mum was the chauffeuse because altho my grandpa had a car he couldn't drive and we would park outside. My gran would process thro the store and then a chair would be set for Mrs Robinson and several assistants would flutter round bringing materials, gloves and all sorts for her to choose from. "Yes Mrs robinson, no Mrs Roninson three bags full Mrs Robinson". And of course she could take any thing she wanted "on Appro". Usually grandpa would give us one of those lovely white £5.00 notes to be shared between us 3 children. Unfortunately 3 into £5.00 doesn't go evenly so quite often there would be a suppressed argument in the back seat as we processed back to Nuneaton. I think it was Marshall & Snelgroves who used lovely dress boxes in a floral design with lots of tissue paper. I had one in which I kept my "special " things. Was there a shop called Adderleys or something like that in Leicester or was it in Birmingham? Yours Anne in icy south Yorkshire